The guiding premises underlying the logic of a theory are its
a. predictions
b. assumptions c. variables
d. applications
b
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You have a pair of pliers and a bag of nuts in the shell. You are lamenting the fact that you can't shell the nuts because you do not have a nutcracker. Your inability to perceive the pliers as a makeshift nutcracker demonstrates ____ on your part
a. functional fixedness b. mental set c. insight insufficiency d. heuristic reasoning
Edgar Adrian studied the relationship between nerve firing and sensory experience by measuring how the firing of a neuron from a receptor in the skin changed as he applied more pressure to the skin. He found that
A. the shape and height of the action potential increased as he increased the pressure. B. the shape and height of the action potential decreased as he increased the pressure. C. the rate of nerve firing increased as he increased the pressure. D. the rate of nerve firing decreased as he increased the pressure.
_____ thinking occurs during brainstorming.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Discuss three developmental stages of families: the years when children are in early and middle childhood, the years when children are adolescents, and the years when children are adults. How are each of these stages different? How are they the same?
What will be an ideal response?